It’s hard to believe we’ve been meeting on Sundays for nearly two months already! We’re at a great location at the Abode Hotel with parking and parking team stylishly sporting hi-viz jackets. There have been new faces, gorgeous refreshments and pastries; it’s been so much fun! The children have been enjoying a great time in Vineyard Kids (as have the team who get to wear super cool t-shirts)! The same with the Youth.

What else have we been up to? One Sunday a month we run ‘Church has Left the Building’. Earlier in March we gave out almost 300 red balloons and bars of chocolate to those people brave enough to be in the center of Chester on a cold, rainy Sunday morning. The city looked amazing with all the red balloons being carried throughout the city. We all had fun, met some great people and we even got to pray for some people who were going through some tough times. This is part of our growing 'Love In Action' focus.

Some of us participated in ‘Girl’s Night In’, an event we hosted at a local women’s supported accommodation. We spent one evening being pampered, and our most recent evening got our creative juices flowing in an evening of Art.Small groups, events and other gatherings continue to grow too. So it’s a busy time here at Vineyard 53.

Coming up…Our next “the church has left the building” event will be on Easter Sunday with the Big Easter Breakfast at Graeme and Tracey’s, for deets contact hello@vinyard53.org. We’ll have a morning reflection on Easter at 9:15 followed by a huge Champagne breakfast at 10.30am with fun and games (sumo suits and giant Jenga have been mentioned)! Come one, come all! Everybody welcome!